Musings from a slower pace.

Noticing the cycles of nature is a practice we can apply to our teams and our work.

So much of my work in youth mental health, coalition building and sustainability comes from a desire to knit together the silos created by colonialism. It’s sometimes hard to see in places like Utah where settler colonialism has so taken hold it is literally the very air we breathe.

“I have a lot of tools and processes that bring ideas down into grounded reality,” she said. Sometimes organizations need coaching work and other times organizations need a structured template to help them achieve their goals, according to Smith.

A year ago, George Floyd’s murder shook our nation and awakened our need to practice justice – both individual and within our organizations, within institutions and throughout our communities. 

My facilitation work is different.

It is grounded in care for the group and a commitment to processes that allow people to work together with greater ease and joy.

We are living during a massive, transformational change on our planet.  Technology is evolving at an exponential pace.  Our ecosystem is straining under our consumption.

It was simpler when my daughter was younger – a baby, toddler and young child.  My work as a mother was beautiful, intense and rather straight forward.

This week,  I attended a celebration in my hometown of Park City.   Together with 5 municipal governments, 3500 individual donors, and 11 nonprofits, we raised $38million to save a very special place – Bonanza Flat. 

Are you attending to the soul of your organization? As entrepreneurs we are uniquely positioned to attend to our organization’s purpose.

Today I arose to watch the first rays of sun illuminate the snowy mountain tops of the Wasatch in a rosy pink glow. The sound of Silver Creek sings of abundant fresh snow, precious water upon the land. I find deeply nourishing renewal in the presence and awareness of Great Nature.

A whisper

Thundering

Of dreams that known and unknown

Hints of my becoming

I used to think that leadership was about learning a set of skills and tactics to influence, inspire, guide and manage my team. My assumption was rooted in a belief leadership is something you learn from the outside.

I am loving the book, “The Clean Money Revolution” by Joel Solomon.  It’s all about the power of money to transform our world for the better.  It’s about money as an expression of love and our values, and the conscious practice of putting our money where our heart is.

Seems silly doesn’t it – on the surface anyway. Why would anyone be afraid of aligning their true self with at work, in their relationships, where we live, etc?

The launch of this blog is a step out of my head and heart and onto the page with the intention of offering you words of wisdom to nourish, inform and inspire you.